the bird book 
410. Golden-fronted Woodpecker. 
Centurus aurifrons. 
Range. — Mexico and southern Texas, resident. 
This is also one of the “zebra” or “ladder- 
backed” Woodpeckers, having the back and 
wings closely barred with black and white, the 
same as the preceding; the forehead, nasal 
tufts and nape are gol- 
den yellow, and the 
male has a patch of red 
on the crown. This is 
a very common resident 
species in the Lower 
Rio Grande Valley in 
Texas, where it nests in 
trees or telegraph poles, 
sometimes so numer- 
ously in the latter situations as to become a 
nuisance. Their nesting habits are not in any 
manner peculiar, and the eggs cannot be dis- 
tinguished from those of the preceding. Size 
1.00 x .75. Laid during April and May. 
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411. Gila Woodpecker. 
Cent u r us u ropy gia lis. 
Range. — Mexican border of the United States, 
in southern Arizona and New Mexico. 
Like the preceding but without any yellow 
on the head, the male having a red patch in 
the center of the crown. They are locally dis- 
tributed in New Mexico, but appear to be abund- 
ant in all parts of southern Arizona, where they 
nest principally in giant cacti, but also in many other trees such as cottonwoods, 
mesquite, sycamores, etc. Besides their decided preference for giant cacti, 
there is nothing unusual in their nesting habits, and the eggs are not different 
from those of others of the genus. They lay from three to six eggs in April or 
May. Size 1.00 x .75. 
412. Flicker. Colaptes auratus auratus. 
Range.; — Southeastern United States. 
Flickers are well known, large Woodpeckers (13 
inches long), with a brownish tone to the plumage, bar- 
red on the back and spotted on the breast with black. 
The present species has a golden yellow lining to the 
wings and tail, and the shafts of the feathers are yellow; 
it has a red crescent on the nape, and the male has black . „. i: 
moustache marks. This species and its sub-variety are 
the most widely known Woodpeckers in eastern North 
America, where they are known in different localities, 
by something like a hundred local names, of which White 
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